On Dangerous Ground

On Dangerous Ground

In One Strange Night she met both LOVE... and MURDER!

NR 1951 · 82 min · ★ 6.6 · Drama, Crime

A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.

Directed by Nicholas Ray · Written by A.I. Bezzerides

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